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by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821)
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani
Komm, lieber Mai, und mache
Language: German (Deutsch)
Komm, lieber Mai, und mache Die Bäume wieder grün, Und laß [mir]1 an dem Bache Die [kleinen Veilchen]2 blühn! Wie möcht ich doch so gerne Ein [Veilchen]3 wieder sehn, Ach, lieber Mai, wie gerne Einmal spazieren gehn! Zwar Wintertage haben Wohl auch der Freuden viel; Man kann im Schnee eins traben Und treibt manch Abendspiel, Baut Häuserchen von Karten, Spielt Blindekuh und Pfand; Auch gibt's wohl Schlittenfahrten Auf's liebe freie Land. Doch wenn die Vöglein singen Und wir dann froh und flink Auf grünen Rasen springen, Das ist ein ander Ding! Jetzt muß mein Steckenpferdchen Dort in dem Winkel stehn; Denn draußen in dem Gärtchen Kann man vor Kot nicht gehn. Am meisten aber dauert Mich Lottchens Herzeleid; Das arme Mädchen lauert Recht auf die Blumenzeit; Umsonst hol ich ihr Spielchen Zum Zeitvertreib herbei, Sie sitzt in ihrem Stühlchen Wie's Hühnchen auf dem Ei. Ach, wenn's doch erst gelinder Und grüner draußen wär! Komm, lieber Mai, wir Kinder, Wir bitten dich gar sehr! O komm und bring vor allen Uns viele Veilchen mit, Bring auch viel Nachtigallen Und schöne Kuckucks mit!
W. Mozart sets stanzas 1-2, 5
P. Klenau sets stanza 1
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Klenau: "uns"
2 Klenau: "Veilchen wieder"
3 Klenau: "Blümlein"
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), appears in Fritzchens Lieder, first published 1775 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "An den Mai", op. 13 (Zwölf Jugendlieder, 3 und 4 stimmig, für Sopran und Alt) no. 3 (1848) [ sopranos and altos ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Mai", published 1918, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Lieder zu Kinderreimen, no. 4, Vienna: Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling(e)", K. 596 (1791), stanzas 1-2,5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verlangen naar de lente", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Come, dear May, and make the trees green again", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kevään kaipuu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nostalgie du printemps", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni, amato maggio", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 184
Vieni, amato maggio
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)
Vieni, amato Maggio e nuovamente gli alberi rivesti di verde, e fa' che per me, presso il ruscello, tornino a fiorire le violette! Quanto mi piacerebbe vedere di nuovo una violetta, mio amato Maggio, quanto vorrei andare a passeggiare! E' pur vero che i giorni invernali hanno pure i loro piaceri; nella neve si può camminare e a sera qualche volta giocare; Costruire casette di carta, giocare ai pegni o a mosca cieca; o in slitta attraversare il nostro bello e vasto paese. Ma quando gli uccelli cantano, e noi lieti e veloci saltelliamo sui verdi prati, è tutta un'altra cosa! Ora al mio cavalluccio di legno tocca restare in un angolo, poiché fuori nel giardino, per il fango, non è possibile andare. Ma soprattutto mi rendono triste le pene d'amore della piccola Lotte. La povera fanciulla aspetta impaziente il tempo della fioritura! Invano le porgo dei giochi per farle passare il tempo; Siede sulla sua seggiolina come sull'uovo una gallina. Ah, se solo là fuori fosse l'aria più mite e più verde il paesaggio! Noi bimbi allora ti preghiamo: ritorna dolcissimo Maggio! Ritorna e più di ogni cosa riportaci tante viole! Ed anche molti usignoli e tanti graziosi cucù!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), appears in Fritzchens Lieder, first published 1775
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-13
Line count: 40
Word count: 200